Dun Caan

To the tune of Petula Clark's Downtown (actually, despite the insane amount of bog it was a great walk for the views, and a few people we met along the way, and for simply finally getting to Raasay after ten years of visiting Skye).

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When you're on Skye and Raasay's over the water
You can always climb Dun Caan
When you've a ferry, Calmac'll no hurry
Seems to help, I know, Dun Caan

Just listen to the music of the hybrid engine chugging
Linger on the slipway where the people there are lugging
Massive rucksacks
The bags are much bigger there
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares

So climb Dun Caan
Things will be great when you climb Dun Caan
No finer place for sure, Dun Caan
Everything's waiting for you

Don't hang around let the tide come and surround you
There are bogs to traipse to Dun Caan
Maybe you know some little places to go to
Where they never squelch Dun Caan

Just listen to the rhythm of a gentle cuckoo calling
You'll be cursing at 'em too as your foot sticks and you're falling
Over again
The bogs are much bigger there
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares

So climb Dun Caan
Where all the bogs are deep, Dun Caan
And there's loads of sheep, Dun Caan
You're gonna be alright now, Dun Caan

Dun Caan
Dun Caan

And you may find that the name for it is Hill of the Bucket
Someone who is just like you turns round declaring fuck it
The midges are strong
So maybe I'll see you there
We can forget all our troubles, forget all our cares

And climb Dun Caan
Things will be wet when you're on Dun Caan
Don't wait a minute more, Dun Caan
Everything is waiting for you, Dun Caan

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